ARIES (March 21-April 19). The impending retrograde prompts a moment of introspection on the topic of relationships. Though you may love the same people, you do not continue to love them in the exact same way because the nature of love is to evolve — noticeably so today.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your special relationship with Venus has you poised to sense the upcoming retrograde before it begins. You may find less satisfaction in a familiar pleasure and take it as a nudge to explore. Your tastes are changing, and your choices will soon reflect it.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re starting to feel more playful as the Venus retrograde stirs up ideas about surprising and delighting those you know best. Familiarity gives you excellent material. Use an old joke or shared memory as the setup for something new.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). As Venus stations for her backward stint, you may also feel suspended in motion. You have been racing to secure a certain outcome. Use the pause to notice whether you still want the thing you were chasing at that speed.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). One question Venus brings up for you in the weeks ahead is this: How much of your charm is spontaneous, and how much is work? You know how to light up a room. During the retrograde, you may decide which rooms deserve the full production.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). As Venus slows down, you begin noticing the labor inside affection: who remembers the details, who makes the reservation, who checks that everyone got home. This is useful information that may influence how you distribute your energy going forward.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The day before Venus retrogrades, you can feel the shifting balance inside a social arrangement. Perhaps one person has been setting the rules or the tone or making every adjustment. You’re already thinking about a fairer arrangement.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Venus pauses in your sign before turning backward, and you may notice how much power you get from what you leave unsaid. Someone is waiting for a signal. You are deciding whether to give it, withhold it or ask what they intend next.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You find yourself looking up a subject that fascinated you years ago. Venus has slowed to a stop, and so have you. Before reviving the old pursuit, consider what you wanted then and what you would want from it now.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You promised yourself a reward for finishing your work. Now that you are close to the finish line, you may realize that the prize, chosen by an earlier version of you, seems less exciting to who you are now. So change it, but do not skip it!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As Venus prepares to reverse, you may examine a relationship rule you once accepted without question. Love doesn’t have to look like this. Commitment doesn’t have to follow these rules. Once you start poking, this whole premise might come apart.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Before Venus turns retrograde, you may catch yourself planning three scenes ahead in a relationship that is still on Page 1. Shake yourself from the script. The real person may offer something better than the role you wrote for them.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 2). In your Global Mindset Year, your choices reflect an awareness of how wide-reaching the effects are. You take responsibility for creating your part of the world, which is connected in some way to every other part. You’ll apply the surge in personal power to increasing the sum total of joy. More highlights: You’ll earn top dollar and honors for sharing your expertise. A new relationship involves travel. Family additions. Leo and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 4, 44, 20 and 13.
